Czech

Noun

kalba f

1. (colloquial) carousal, drinking party

Synonyms

• See also pitka

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kele- ‎(“to shout”), which is imitative; see also Old English hlowan ‎(“to low, make a noise like a cow”), Old High German halan ‎(“to call”), Ancient Greek κλεδον ‎(kledon, “report, fame”), κλήση ‎(klḗsē, “to call”), κέλαδος ‎(kélados, “noise”), Middle Irish cailech ‎(“cock”), Latin calō ‎(“to call out, announce solemnly”), Sanskrit उषःकाल ‎(uṣaḥkāla, “cock, literally dawn-calling”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [kɐlˈbɐ]

Noun

kalbà f ‎(plural kal̃bos) stress pattern 4

1. language
2. speech (vocal communication)

Declension

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɐlbɐ]

Noun

kal̃ba f

1. vocative singular form of kalba.

Verb

kal̃ba

1. third-person singular present tense of kalbėti.
2. third-person plural present tense of kalbėti.

Samogitian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kele- ‎(“to shout”).

Noun

kalba f ‎(plural kalbas)

1. language

Declension